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Winter Twig Key to Deciduous Trees, Shrubs & Vines
(Adapted from Winter Twigs: A Wintertime Guide to Deciduous Trees and Shrubs of Northwestern Oregon and Western Washington
by Helen Margaret Gilkey and Patricia L. Packard, 2001.)
Note re superscript designations:
†
= Introduced in lower 48 states
§
= Native and introduced in lower 48 states
1a
Leaf scars alternate
Buds naked
3a
Leaf scars broadly V- to U-shaped; bundle scars 5 ............................................................... Toxicodendron diversilobum
3b
Leaf scars rounded; bundle scars 3 ................................................................ Frangula purshiana (=Rhamnus purshiana)
2b
Buds scaled
4a
At least the flower buds short-stalked; or if buds not stalked, the pith continuous, very minute, and 3-angled in crosssection; pith dense
5a
Pith round in cross-section ...................................................................................................................... CEANOTHUS
6a
Bud scales narrow, largely exposing the densely pubescent leaf rudiments .................................. C. integerrimus
6b
Bud scales broad, completely covering the leaf rudiments............................................................... C. sanguineus
5b
Pith 3-armed or 3-angled in cross section
7a
Fruiting structures woody, cone-like, persisting through the winter; buds conspicuously stalked ............. ALNUS
8a
Buds mostly dull red; next season's catkins present during the winter on the preceding year's growth;
peduncles shorter than the "cones"; bark smooth, gray
9a
Old leaves with revolute margins .................................................................................................. A. rubra
9b
Old leaves with plain margins............................................................................................... A. rhombifolia
8b
Buds dull purple; next season's catkins appearing with the leaves on the spring growth; peduncles longer
than the "cones"; bark scaly, brown ................................................................................ A. viridis ssp. sinuata
7b
Fruiting structures not woody or cone-like, and not persisting through the winter; buds not conspicuously
stalked ....................................................................................................................................................... BETULA
10a
Large tree; the bark peeling in papery sheets......................................................................... Betula papyrifera
10b Shrub, 3 to 12 ft. tall; bark not peeling in papery sheets ................................................................... B. pumila
4b
The buds not stalked; or, if short-stalked, pith coarsely spongy on drying, and neither very minute nor 3-angled in cross
section
11a
Lowermost (or the single) bud scale directly over the leaf scar
12a
Bud scale single, sac-like ...............................................................................................................................SALIX
2a
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12b Bud scales several, not sac-like ............................................................................................................. POPULUS
13a
Buds over ½ in., resinous and fragrant ........................................................... P. balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa
13b Buds under ½ in., averaging ¼ in., scarcely resinous ................................................................. P. tremuloides
11b Lowermost bud scale lateral over leaf scar
14a
Buds globose, sessile, often appearing 2-ranked on horizontal branches; scales papery,
brown ................................................................................................................... Corylus cornuta var. californica
14b Buds not as above, and never appearing 2-ranked
15a
Bundle scars more than 7
16a
Shrub, densely spiny; bundle scars in a single series.................................................. Oplopanax horridus
16b Tree, or rarely shrubby; bundle scars obscure, grouped ............................................................ QUERCUS
17a
Bud scales glabrate ............................................................................................................. Q. kelloggii
17b Bud scales downy .............................................................................................................. Q. garryana
15b Bundle scars 7 or fewer, sometimes indistinguishable on shriveled leaf scars
18a
Bundle scar 1
19a
Bark of older twigs exfoliating in long thread-like shreds
20a
Leaf scar often torn, the bundle scar projecting; twigs glabrous ......................Elliottia pyroliflora
.......................................................................................................... (=Cladothamnus pyroliflorus)
20b Leaf scar clean, bundle scar flush with surface; twigs minutely tomentose, and with scattered
stalked glands ................................................................................................. Menziesia ferruginea
19b Bark of older twigs not long-shreddy but, in Spiraea, sometimes exfoliating by thin plates
21a
Leaf scars not sharply triangular, slightly raised ....................................................... VACCINIUM
22a
Twigs sharply winged or angled
23a
Stems winged
24a
Buds pointed, their tips diverging; shrub 4 to 12 ft.; coastal, or at low altitudes in the
Coast Range and Cascade mountains ..................................................... V. parvifolium
24b Buds appressed; shrub 1/3 to 1-1/3 ft., diffusely branched; medium to high altitudes
in the Cascade Mountains ......................................................................... V. scoparium
23b Stems sharply angled, at least when young, but scarcely winged
25a
Slender shrub, 1 to 4 ft. tall; at low altitudes in the Coast Range and Cascade
Mountains; dead tip of stem above the uppermost bud continuing in direction of axis,
thus distinctly terminal ............................................................................ V. ovalifolium
25b Spreading shrub, 1-1/2 to 6 ft.; at medium altitudes in the Cascade Mountains; dead
tip of stem above the uppermost bud diverging from the axis, thus appearing lateral
.......................................................................................................... V. membranaceum
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22b Twigs angled or not, never sharply so
26a
Stems not angled; bark shreddy; shrubs of coastal and mountain bogs ......... V. uliginosum
26b Stems more or less angled; shrubs low, rigid
27a
Buds plump, divergent, with several exposed scales .. V. uliginosum (=V. occidentale)
27b Buds flattened, appressed, with only 2 exposed scales
28a
Twigs smooth; stems conspicuously, but not sharply, angled below the buds
............................................................................................................ V. deliciosum
28b Twigs sometimes minutely pubescent; stems obscurely angled below the buds
............................................................................................................ V. cespitosum
21b Leaf scars sharply triangular, not raised .......................................................................... SPIRAEA
29a
Buds, and usually twigs, puberulous....................................................................... S. douglasii
29b Buds, and usually twigs, glabrous
30a
Stems unbranched above the ground ............................................ S. betulifolia var. lucida
30b Stems freely branching .......................................................... S. splendens (=S. densiflora)
18b Bundle scars more than 1
31a
Pith solid or lamellate, not coarsely spongy
32a
Bundle scars 5
33a
Leaf scars ragged; bark shreddy ............................................................ Physocarpus capitatus
33b Leaf scars not ragged; bark not shreddy ........................................ Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi
32b Bundle scars 3, through sometimes obscure
34a
Leaf scars shriveled, on greatly raised persistent petiole bases .................................... RUBUS
35a
Stems armed with spines or prickles
36a
Shrubs with weak thickened prickles ....................................................... R. spectabilis
36b Brambles and vines with well-developed, though sometimes small, prickles
37a
Stems cylindrical or nearly so
38a
Prostrate and creeping or climbing; scarcely glaucous
39a
Stems 1 to 4 ft. long; rare except in deep woods .......................... R. nivalis
39b Stems reading 12 to 18 ft.; common in open woods and thickets and along
streams ......................................................................................... R. ursinus
38b Erect or trailing; conspicuously blue-glaucous .......................... R. leucodermis
37b Stems angled or fluted
40a
Twigs fluted, maroon .................................................................R. armeniacus†
40b Twigs merely angled, green or dull red .......................................... R. lacinatus
35b Stems unarmed with spines or prickles
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41a
Stalks stout and upright ............................................................................ R. parviflorus
41b Stalks cordlike and trailing
42a
Bud scales pubescent ........................................................................ R. lasiococcus
42b Bud scales glabrous except for ciliate margins ....................................... R. pedatus
34b Leaf scars clean and visible; petiole bases deciduous but sometimes leaving a slight ridge
43a
Scars (from leaf) linear; bundle scars sometimes obscure ......................................... ROSA
44a
Calyx lobes deciduous or partly so
45a
Fruit small, pear-shaped to globose, without a neck; prickles strait, needle-like, or
absent; calyx lobes completely deciduous .......................................R. gymnocarpa
45b Fruits long urn-shaped, contracted into a neck; prickles stout, recurved; calyx
lobes often only partially deciduous .................................................. R. eglanteria†
44b Calyx lobes persistent
46a
Fruit usually borne singly; not contracted into a neck ....... R. nutkana var. nutkana
46b Fruit usually borne in corymbs
47a
Heavy prickles absent; needle-like prickles absent or present, sometimes
densely so at base ...........................................................................R. pisocarpa
47b Heavy and needle-like prickles present ....................... R. nutkana var. nutkana
43b Scars (from leaf) broader than linear; bundle scars obvious
48a
Bud scales densely pubescent
49a
Bark shreddy ............................................................................ Holodiscus discolor
49b Bark not shreddy ...................................................................... Malus X domestica†
48b Bud scales essentially glabrous
50a
Lowermost bud scales distinctly swollen, fleshy at the base
51a
Bud scales not keeled; buds globose or nearly so ............. Crataegus douglasii
51b Bud scales, at least the lower, keeled; buds not globose
52a
Stipule scars present, linear, sometimes inconspicuous................ PRUNUS
53a
Buds ovoid, ¼ to 3/8 in. long; twigs of moderate thickness ...............P.
virginiana var. demissa
53b Buds narrow, conical, averaging 3/16 in. long; twigs slender ............P.
emarginata
52b Stipule scars absent ...................................................................Malus fusca
50b Lowermost bud scales not swollen at the base
54a
Pith lamellate ................................................................. Oemleria cerasiformis
54b Pith continuous................................................................ Amelanchier alnifolia
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31b Pith with sponge-like cavities, at least when dry1....................................................................... RIBES
55a
Stems armed with stout or slender prickles
56a
Nodal prickles weak and many ................................................................................. R. lacustre
56b Nodal prickles 1 to 3
57a
Tip of twig glandular-pubescent; nodal prickles mostly 3-forked
58a
Prickles at nodes slender; internodal prickles typically absent on older
stems ................................................................................................................ R. lobbii
58b Prickles at nodes stout; internodal prickles usually present........................ R. menziesii
57b Tip of twig not glandular-pubescent; nodal prickles single, or with rudimentary
laterals .......................................................................................................... R. divaricatum
55b Stems unarmed with prickles
59a
Leaf scars large and broad, covered by a membrane .......................................... R. bracteosum
59b Leaf scars narrow
60a
Margins of inner bud scales ciliate, not glandular .......................................... R. laxiflorum
60b Margins of inner bud scales glandular and sometimes ciliate
61a
Buds reaching ¼ to ½ in.; shrubs erect, reading 5 to 8 ft.
62a
Growing west of the Cascade Mountains ........................................ R. sanguineum
62b Growing at medium altitudes in the Cascade Mountains ................. R. acerifolium
61b Buds less than ¼ in.; low shrub, widely branching 3-1/2 ft. or less tall ........ R. cereum
1b
Leaf scars opposite* (*In Fraxinus, one bud of a pair sometimes slightly higher than the other.)
Note: If buds naked, golden/copper colored; stems rough with rusty colored spots2 (leaves lance-shaped, 4-7 mm; leaf scar with
one vascular bundle scar) ..................................................................................................................... Shepherdia canadensis§
Or: Buds scaled ......................................................................................................................................................... continue to 63
63a Vines, climbing by twining petioles and petiolules; pith somewhat obscurely 12-angled .....................Clematis ligusticifolia
63b Trees or shrubs; or, if vines, pith rounded, hollow
64a
Leaf scars covered by a membrane3
65a
Bundle scars 3 ............................................................................................................................... Philadelphus lewisii
65b Bundle scars many, in a U line .......................................................................................................... Fraxinus latifolia
64b Leaf scars not covered by a membrane4
66a
Scars raised on persistent petiole bases and obscured by corky growths
1
Visible in cross, longitudinal or oblique section.
The spots covering the leaves and twigs (which are especially the young ones) are peltate trichomes.
3
In P. lewisii, the membrane is papery-looking with the developing bud rupturing the membrane. Ribes bracteosum also has membrane-covered leaf scars.
4
But, the abcission layer may seem membrane-like in Lonicera.
2
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67a
Exposed bud scales 6 to 8; buds not conspicuously flattened ...............................................SYMPHORICARPOS
68a
Erect shrub; twigs glabrous ................................................................................................................... S. albus
68b Low spreading shrub; young twigs pubescent ............................................................ S. hesperius (=S. mollis)
67b Exposed bud scales about 4 .................................................................................................................. LONICERA
69a
Pith solid; erect or spreading shrubs
70a
Erect shrub; common at the coast and on low mountains ..................................................... L. involucrata
70b Spreading shrub; in our area, found only at high altitudes ....................................................... L. utahensis
69b Pith hollow; vines or shrubs; buds 4-angled, divergent
71a
Twigs glabrous .............................................................................................................................. L. ciliosa
71b Twigs pubescent, at least at nodes ............................................................................................ L. hispidula
66b Scars not greatly raised; petiole bases not persistent, though a ridge sometimes remaining
72a
Bundle scar 1....................................................................................................................... Euonymus occidentalis
72b Bundle scars more than 1
73a
Pair of leaf scars meeting around stem [may not actually touch each other] in an ascending curve or point
.................................................................................................................................................................. ACER
74a
Exposed bud scales 2 .......................................................................................... A. glabrum var. douglasii
74b Exposed bud scales more than 2
75a
Terminal bud usually absent; buds subtended by long white hairs ................................. A. circinatum
75b Terminal bud usually present; buds not subtended by hairs ...................................... A. macrophyllum
73b Pair of leaf scars meeting around stem in a straight line, or a descending curve or point, or rarely not
meeting
76a
Bundle scars generally 5 or 7 (rarely 3); twigs stout, with large leaf scars ............................ SAMBUCUS
77a
Buds diverging; upper margin of leaf scar notched ........................................ S. nigra§ (=S. mexicana)
77b Bud appressed; upper margin of leaf scar entire ......................................... S. racemosa var. racemosa
............................................................................................................ (=S. racemosa var. arborescens)
76b Bundle scars 3; twigs slender; leaf scars narrow
78a
Scales of terminal bud more or less persistent; pubescence, when present, consisting of appressed or
reflexed hairs, attached by one end ....................................................................................VIBURNUM
79a
Exposed bud scales 4 to 6 ............................................................................................V. ellipticum
79b Exposed bud scales 2 .......................................................................................................... V. edule
78b Scales of terminal bud deciduous; pubescence of twigs consisting, at least in part, of slender
appressed hairs attached by their centers ............................................................................... CORNUS
80a
Twigs dull reddish, with predominately gray overcoating; flower buds large, button-like, naked
during most of the winter ................................................................................................ C. nuttallii
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80b
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Twigs deep lustrous red; flower buds not as described above ......................................... C. sericea
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Species List (Gilkey & Packard)
Acer circinatum
Acer glabrum var. douglasii
Acer macrophyllum
Alnus rhombifolia
Alnus rubra
Amelanchier alnifolia
Betula papyrifera
Betula pumila
Ceanothus integerrimus
Ceanothus sanguineus
Cladothamnus pyroliflorus
Clematis ligusticifolia
Cornus nuttallii
Cornus sericea
Corylus cornuta
Crataegus douglasii
Euonymus occidentalis
Fraxinus latifolia
Holodiscus discolor
Lonicera ciliosa
Lonicera hispidula
Lonicera involucrata
Lonicera utahensis
Malus fusca
Malus X domestica
Menziesia ferruginea
Oemleria cerasiformis
Oplopanax horridus
Philadelphus lewisii
Physocarpus capitatus
Populus tremuloides
Populus trichocarpa
Prunus emarginata
Prunus virginiana var. demissa
Quercus garryana
Quercus kelloggii
Rhamnus purshiana
Ribes acerifolium
Ribes bracteosum
Ribes cerceum
Ribes divaricatum
Ribes lacustre
Ribes laxiflorum
Ribes lobbii
Ribes menziesii
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Ribes sanguineum
Rosa eglanteria
Rosa gymnocarpa
Rosa nutkana var. nutkana
Rosa pisocarpa
Rubus armeniacus
Rubus laciniatus
Rubus lasiococcus
Rubus leucodermis
Rubus nivalis
Rubus parviflorus
Rubus pedatus
Rubus spectabilis
Rubus ursinus
Salix
Sambucus mexicana
Sambucus racemosa var. arborescens
Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi
Spiraea betulifolia var. lucida
Spiraea densiflora
Spiraea douglasii
Symphoricarpos albus
Symphoricarpos mollis
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Vaccinium ceaspitosum
Vaccinium deliciosum
Vaccinium occidentale
Vaccinium ovalifolium
Vaccinium parvifolium
Vaccinium scoparium
Vaccinium uliginosum
Viburnum edule
Viburnum ellipticum
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Species List (PLANTS Database)
Acer circinatum Pursh – vine maple
Acer glabrum Torr. var. douglasii
(Hook.) Dippel – Douglas maple
Acer macrophyllum Pursh – bigleaf
maple
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. – white alder
Alnus rubra Bong. – red alder
Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC. ssp. sinuata
(Regel) A. Löve & D. Löve – Sitka
alder
Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex
M. Roem. – Saskatoon serviceberry
Betula papyrifera Marsh. – paper birch
Betula pumila L. – bog birch
Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn. –
deerbrush
Ceanothus sanguineus Pursh – redstem
ceanothus
Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. – western
white clematis
Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & A.
Gray – Pacific dogwood
Cornus sericea L. ssp. sericea – redosier
dogwood
Corylus cornuta Marsh. var. californica
(A. DC.) Sharp – California hazelnut
Crataegus douglasii Lindl. – black
hawthorn
Elliottia pyroliflora (Bong.) S.W. Brim
& P.F. Stevens – copperbush [syn.
Cladothamnus pyroliflorus]
Euonymus occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr. –
western burning bush
Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper –
Cascara buckthorn
Fraxinus latifolia Benth. – Oregon ash
Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. –
oceanspray
Lonicera ciliosa (Pursh) Poir. ex DC. –
orange honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula (Lindl.) Douglas ex
Torr. & A. Gray – pink honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata (Richardson)
Banks ex Spreng. – twinberry
honeysuckle
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Lonicera utahensis S. Watson – Utah
honeysuckle
Malus fusca (Raf.) C.K. Schneid. –
Oregon crab apple
Malus X domestica – domestic apple†
[Malus pumila Mill. – paradise
apple]
Menziesia ferruginea Sm. – rusty
menziesia
Oemleria cerasiformis (Torr. & A. Gray
ex Hook. & Arn.) Landon – Indian
plum
Oplopanax horridus (Sm.) Miq. –
devilsclub
Philadelphus lewisii Pursh – Lewis'
mock orange
Physocarpus capitatus (Pursh) Kuntze –
Pacific ninebark
Populus balsamifera L. ssp. trichocarpa
(Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook.)
Brayshaw – black cottonwood
Populus tremuloides Michx. – quaking
aspen
Prunus emarginata (Douglas ex Hook.)
D. Dietr. – bitter cherry
Prunus virginiana L. var. demissa
(Nutt.) Torr. – western chokecherry
Quercus garryana Douglas ex Hook. –
Oregon white oak
Quercus kelloggii Newberry – California
black oak
Ribes acerifolium Howell – mapleleaf
currant
Ribes bracteosum Douglas ex Hook. –
stink currant
Ribes cereum Douglas – wax currant
Ribes divaricatum Douglas – spreading
gooseberry
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir. – prickly
currant
Ribes laxiflorum Pursh – trailing black
currant
Ribes lobbii A. Gray – gummy
gooseberry
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Ribes menziesii Pursh – canyon
gooseberry [Oregon, not Washington
or Idaho]
Ribes sanguineum Pursh – redflower
currant
Rosa eglanteria L. – sweetbriar rose†
Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt. – dwarf rose
Rosa nutkana C. Presl var. nutkana –
Nootka rose
Rosa pisocarpa A. Gray – cluster rose
Rubus armeniacus Focke – Himalayan
blackberry†
Rubus laciniatus Willd. – cutleaf
blackberry
Rubus lasiococcus A. Gray – roughfruit
berry
Rubus leucodermis Douglas ex Torr. &
A. Gray – whitebark raspberry
Rubus nivalis Douglas ex Hook. – snow
raspberry
Rubus parviflorus Nutt. – thimbleberry
Rubus pedatus Sm. – strawberryleaf
raspberry
Rubus spectabilis Pursh – salmonberry
Rubus ursinus Cham. & Schltdl. –
California blackberry
Sambucus nigra L. – black elderberry§
Sambucus racemosa L. var. racemosa –
red elderberry
Sorbus sitchensis M. Roem. var. grayi
(Wenzig) C.L. Hitchc. – western
mountain ash
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Spiraea betulifolia Pall. var. lucida
(Douglas ex Greene) C.L. Hitchc. –
shinyleaf spirea
Spiraea douglasii Hook. – rose spirea
Spiraea splendens Baumann ex K. Koch
var. splendens – rose meadowsweet
[syn. S. deniflora]
Symphoricarpos albus (L.) S.F. Blake –
common snowberry
Symphoricarpos hesperius G.N. Jones –
trailing snowberry [syn. S. mollis]
Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & A.
Gray) Greene – Pacific poison oak
Vaccinium alaskaense Howell – Alaska
blueberry
Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. – dwarf
bilberry
Vaccinium deliciosum Piper – Cascade
bilberry
Vaccinium membranaceum Douglas ex
Torr. – thinleaf huckleberry
Vaccinium ovalifolium Sm. – oval-leaf
blueberry
Vaccinium parvifolium Sm. – red
huckleberry
Vaccinium scoparium Leiberg ex Coville
– grouse whortleberry
Vaccinium uliginosum L. – bog
blueberry [syn. V. occidentale]
Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf. –
squashberry
Viburnum ellipticum Hook. – common
viburnum
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Glossary
Reference:
GardenWeb Glossary of Botanical Terms <http://glossary.gardenweb.com/glossary/>
alternate – Describes leaves that are not opposite to each other on the axis, but arranged
singly at different heights.
appressed – Lying close and flat against, as a bud against a twig.
bud – The rudimentary state of a stem or branch; an unexpanded flower.
calyx – The outer part (perianth) of the flower, usually green and formed of several
divisions called sepals, that protects the bud.
catkin – A compact and often drooping cluster of reduced, stalkless, and usually
unisexual flowers; an ament.
ciliate – Marginally fringed with hairs (cilia).
continuous (pith) – Not interrupted.
corymb – flat-topped or convex open flower cluster, the outer flowers opening first. In
the stricter use of the word, equivalent to a contracted raceme and progressing in its
flowering from the margin inward.
deciduous – 1. Not persistent. 2. A tree losing its leaves at the end of the growing season;
nonevergreen.
downy – Covered with fine hairs.
entire (margin) – Without toothing or division.
exfoliating (bark) – Cleaving off in thin layers.
fruit – 1. The mature ovary of a seed plant. 2. Sporangia; often applied to the sporophyte.
fruiting structure – structure that produces fruits (e.g., a catkin)
glabrate – Somewhat glabrous, or becoming glabrous.
glabrous – Smooth; not rough, pubescent, or hairy.
glandular – Bearing glands or of the nature of a gland.
glaucous – Bluish white; covered or whitened with a very fine, powdery substance.
globose – Globe-shaped.
internodal – See internode.
internode – The portion of a stem between two nodes. (Also see node.)
lamellate (pith) – Composed of or arranged in layers or thin plates; having lamellae.
(Also: lamellose.)
lenticel – A corky spot on the surfaces of twigs through which gases are exchanged
between the atmosphere and the underlying tissues. The spot sometimes persists on
the barks of branches.
margin (leaf) – An edge of a flat structure, such as a leaf.
naked (bud) – Describes a bud which lacks bud scales.
nodal – See node.
node – The place upon a stem which normally bears a leaf or whorl of leaves. (Also see
internode.)
ovoid – A solid with an oval outline.
peduncle – A primary flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower.
persistent – Lasting beyond maturity without being shed, as some leaves remaining
through winter, etc.
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petiole – The stalk of a leaf that attaches to the stem.
petiolule – The stalk of a leaflet.
pith – The spongy or hollow center of twig or some stems.
prickle – A small, sharp outgrowth involving only the outer epidermal layer, usually
more slender than a thorn. This is the correct term for rose thorns.
prostrate – Lying flat upon the ground.
puberlous – Minutely pubescent. (Also: puberulose, puberulent or puberulous.)
pubescent – Covered with hairs, especially if short, soft, and down-like.
recurved – Curved downward or backward; with ray florets curved backward along their
length toward the stem.
reflexed – Abruptly bent or turned downward.
revolute – Curled under; rolled.
scale – A thin, membrane-like covering of the bud or twig base.
scar, bundle – Tiny, somewhat circular dots within the leaf scar, caused by the breaking
of the fibrovascular bundles which run through the petioles into the blades of the
leaves.
scar, leaf – The mark left on the twig at the point of attachment of a leafstalk when the
leaf falls.
scar, stipule – The mark left on the twig at the point of attachment of a stipule when the
leaf falls (and associated with the leaf scar).
sessile – A leaf without a petiole; sessile.
spine – A sharp woody or rigid outgrowth from a stem, leaf, or other plant part.
tomentose – Densely pubescent with matted wool.
unarmed – Lacking thorns, prickles, etc.
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Additional Resources:
PLANTS Database <http://plants.usda.gov/>
Winter Tree & Shrub Key
<http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php> (from the WTU
[University of Washington] Image Collection)
582719142
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